title: Some personal notes on role plays as an excellent teaching tool : commentary on "using and developing role plays in teaching aimed at preparing for social responsibility".
abstract: Role plays are extremely valuable tools to address different aspects of teaching social responsibility, because they allow students to "live through" complex ethical decision making dilemmas. While role plays are getting high marks from students because their entertainment value is high, their educational value depends on their closeness to students' work experience and the skills of the teacher in helping students comprehend the lessons they are meant to convey.
authors.affiliation: Federal Information Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, Nordufer 20, 13353, Berlin, Germany, hungeri@rki.de.
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hunger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004738:Engineering / Q000941:ethics*; D004995:Ethics, Professional / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D012381:Role Playing; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*